GreenTECH 08 Enews

Now in its 3rd year Australias' premier Green Build, Design and Technology Show is expecting to attract over 8000 vsiitors. For only two days over 125 Exhibitors and 30 Seminars will be showcasing and presenting new ideas and innovations.

Special features this year include:

> Eco House of the Future Competition
> 100% Green By Design
> SRD Change 08 Student Exhibition
> My Big Green Idea
> FREE Seminars

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Exhibitor Updates

No other media can deliver such effective and dynamic marketing results as much as exhibitions can. Exhibitions attract targeted buyers and decision makers.

The 3 rd Australian International Green Build, Design & Technology Exhibition and Conference is your chance to reach thousands of potential customers at one time, and in one place

Our official Show Guide deadline is fast approaching so if you are interested in showcasing your product or service please contact us using this form.

Have you seen our revised floorplans? Click here.

> See the specs of our Show Guide here

Speaker Updates
From Green Walls to Roofs and much more...

White Bay Eco-City 2050

Ever wondered what a zero-carbon or carbon neutral or low-carbon city would look like? How should we design future suburbs of Sydney in light of Climate Change? Get some plausible answers with White Bay Eco-City 2050, part of the Design Studio at the University of Sydney, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning.

The project is a collaboration between twenty senior students and lecturer in sustainable urban planning, Dr. Rafael Pizarro. The brief is relatively simple: design a carbon neutral city for 15,000 people (6,800 residents and 8,200 daytime workers).

While the project's aim is to speculate about how cities would change in response to global warming, the brief also recognises that such prime foreshore land is extremely valuable and that the project must also be commercially viable.

> Review all speakers here.

My Big Green Idea

Based on the famous Pecha Kucha Night theme you will be given 6 minutes to present any new idea or innovation that you feel may save planet earth...

> Please register your ideas here

Recent submission from Architect Tony Edye

Subject Title: Sustainable Retrofit Education Workshop

Subject Overview: The proposal is to retrofit an existing house in Willoughby to demonstrate sustainability measures required to achieve a 90% reduction in energy and water consumption and waste production while increasing biodiversity. The project will use the Sustainability Street Approach, which is a community based environmental education system as an educational base and conduct workshops on all aspects of home-based individual and family sustainability.

The project would also be available for interested parties to stay in the premises as a sort of sustainable B&B to directly experience the implications of the target reductions.

Recent Submission from Mariner & Designer Tony Nelson

Subject Title: Pedal-pump & mini-HEG

Subject Overview: The energy in water can be added to pump water up, or extracted from falling water by using this axial-flow-turbine. The design optimises the sizes, shapes of water passages, RPM, ratios & mechanisms to most efficiently transfer the energy so a pedaller gets the most water for the energy expended & extracts it effectively to produce electricity [or just shaft-power].

Now & in the future this has the ability to harvest, treat, move water, up to 2m lift, using human power [& IC-motor or elec.] The M-HEG can use the "Fisher & Paykel smart-motor, a mass produced permanent magnet generator-this is 'entry-level' 12/24 volt generation for RAPS & developing countries.

SRD Change 08

SRD CHANGE 08: RESPONSIBLE DESIGN SHOW DEBUT

Celebrating a one week gallery opening from 23rd September showcasing the value of design to create our greener future. An inner city boutique gallery complemented the latest group of finely detailed concepts selected from the cream of Sydney’s Universities. SRD convenor Greg Campbell explained the benefit of "Responsible Design" as enjoying all the benefits of "Sustainable Design" plus tangible benefits for Society. Our special guest speaker Katie Patrick CEO of "the Green Pages" delivered a timely, thought provoking and inspiring speech on greener design that received high acclaim.

The SRD Change 08 audience was impressed by a selection of over 16 graduate exhibits featuring all streams of design, fashion and creativity promoting Responsible Design. Ideas range across Industrial design with an Eco Kitchen sink that recycles it's water several times to a Rapid Disaster relief product that everyone wants for camping as well! Architectural concepts include a complete "White Bay Eco-City 2050" precinct and the "Newtown Sustainable Community Initiative".

"Recyclicity" an Interior design for larger scale recycling combines Sydney’s successful "Reverse Garbage" and "The Bower" in one giant building repurposing project. Surprise ideas of "Free Products" with Ikea packaging as the innovative resource and numerous other ideas ready for serious commercial development. SRD Change is now attracting good support from Corporate and Tertiary Institutions a testament to their efforts. We're looking forward to the opportunity to display a specially updated show at GreenTECH, in an environment where design ingenuity will really shine.